Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23
Kaiser Wilhelm and His Generals Re-
view the Military Situation--Aus-
tria Guided by Won Moltke.
The Enemies OF Mo Wilson VIII Fry ia
Force Him 10 Resign his Seat in
fho Chamber OF Deputies.
6uberigp, yEho Attempted TO Assassinas'
FerrT, is Attached with Dem entia in
Court and IS Oarrfed Out.
Germany.
Copyright by Associated Press.
MILITARY COUNCIL.


BERLIN, Dec. l7.-The Emperor VIII
linn held to-day al informal council on
the military situation. Prince william,
General Won MoItke, General Won Schel-
lenderf, Count Won Woldersee and Cen
ersI Albedyle were present. The council,
which lasted TWO hours, is understood TO
bsye special besrirg On to-morrew's mill
tsrV council g. Vienna. Whatever meas
ure is there adopted will be taken in con-
son.nce with s concerted plan for DEM
onstrstion against Russia. Reports have
Tesc6ed Berlin which say Austria's de-
tense works in Gslicis are neglected,
while the movements Of the Rus
sian troops show an accurate
knowledge of the weak points for attack.
The statements which were sent to
Vienna have stuug the war office there
into night and day activity. No news
is permitted to transpire regarding mill
t,rv movements, but it is knownsthat the
r,iiways in the direction of CrackoW,
Irsvslar, Lemberg and PeIzmysi Junction
ere overworked by traffic in men and war
materials. Major Defines, military st
| tsche at the German legation in Vienna,
spends hours daily ct the war office in
consultation with the chiefs of the de-
putnents. All measures that are decided
upon are
COMMUNICATED TO THE BERLIN AUTHoRI
TIES
through Major Defines, and the inspira-
ton of Count Won Moltke is supposed TO
guide the Austrian preparations. To
morrow's council will be attended By
Herr VopITisza, Hungarian prime minis
ter; Count Won Taffe, minister of Interior;
Count Kalnoky, Count Bylsnd-Rhevdt,
imperial minister of war; Herr Won
Ks!lsv, imperial minister of finance, and
Arca Duke Albrecht, and will be
presided pre- rss0 0EeF of the S conference agsaa
is eagerly awaited Berlin officials
or. of inc opinion that the outcome OF
the Council! will be nothing more than
the diso.tch of troops 70 the front. The
time has not come for collective note
from the allied powers demanding On
explanation Gt RusSl2'S concentrations.
Nls certain that Prince Bismarck Las not
vet taken action (owarj
COLLECTIVE ULTIMATUM.
General Won SchjvenijZ, German En5as,
ssscr TO Russis, tfsec Two days stay at
fredericksburg, returned TO Berlin Thurs
dsy.
lie had an audience with the Emperor
Yesterday sad will return &c his post ct
S.. Petersburg tomorrow without special
iussructy5n5. II the CIR approaches
hin upon the question Of mutual anna
ments General Won Sc1ivieni'Z, il is be
lievgd will be charged 20 represent that
Gsrmsuv's diplomatic and military posi-
ton is unchanged and tna: peace is de
peasant upon the CzSTipa OF Russia'e
mestlres against the League Of Peace.
! Government circles both II Berlin and
Vienna are becoming convinced inst the
allies mesh 10 attack Russia esrly in the
spring Military circles in Vienna re-
gard the campaign ss even closer, and
are o. The opinion that il will be opened
WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
8 DR.. TIef0Tl, Hungarian minister OF public
4 instruction, 81 = meeting at Keith scade-
nv reminded MS audience that last year,
while everybody believed the country
TO be on the verge of war, he doubted
inst 81 outbreak would occur. Now on
the contrary he WAS forced, although sn
ardent partisan OF peace, to declare his
doubt OF it's being maintained. DR.. Ire
fort declared that the blame for the origin
Of wsr, if war comes, would be due to the
encroachments OF Russian psnslaVism
The PestheI Lloyd, the organ OF Herr
81 Won liIzl, Hungarian Prime Minister,
contends for the necessity OF crushing
Russia in the event of war occurring, and
SO reCtify the frontier IS
TO DISABLE HER
from causing further trouble in Europe.
A large Poland must be created, includ-
ing Valhynia and Podslia up to the right
81 bank Of the Dnieper, with Kief as the
81 frontier fortress and Odessa the military
port.
TIE German empire must compromise
81 banking provinces with st. Peters
N burg, also the districts between the
81 Dc.eper and the DRiGs.
The Pasther-L Lloyd srticle has been re
produced in Berlin without comment. Il
is considered 10 be more Of threat than
ri Indication Of serious aims Of allies.
From C0nstantinople reports come thai
81 u7der the promptings OF Herr Won RaldG-
W., the German ambassador, the Porte
ID hsSaly extending her fortitcstions or
ii t15 B0sphoTus, and that German eGgln
GERS sre supervising the work.
Tle latest ST. Petersburg sdyices say
q lie wsr department is supplying troops
3 with special ammunition pouches, which
VII enable each man to fire fourteen
s-o's per minute. The projected sltera
4 uCn In rfi-s By the war department YVES
s9sndoned SO the dispatches say, because
4 = view Of
IHE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION
Tss thought there would not be SUI
-c.ent lime 10 make the change.
TIE whole tenor Of the news is warllkt
| md this caused a renewal of selling OF
oourse today. The final quotations were
ne worst since the Slam set IN. NO eX
Snslve unloading of foreign securltlei
rs occurred. Austrisn gold renteS lei
81 =, hungarian Il, and Russian j pc.
cent, and credit au stadt marks. Th'
Hnicsy feeling of yesterday in Vienn'
4Sa rather ab8ted to-day, but the market
we're in state Of suspense and there VIZ
Aosh NC doing.
>tNTIMENT OF THE SOCIALISTS.
Herr Bectl in the Reichstag protested
-al0st the measure Increasing the com
awe power of the empire. He SAID !
meant oppression TO the people within
1e empire and the spoliation of the PEG
We oI other countries for the sole oenen
~ ~ l1e military and bureaucratic classes
as short speech 20 silent aud indlgnan
muse confirmed the opinion that there /!
utter want Of sympathy amons
socialists IN any moVemeh
NATIONAL defence. The debate hai
80 especially gratifying to the govern.
nt The absence of opposition which
SOUoled the passage of the army oil
S'eo that every section OF the Hous'
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